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The Allsopp & Barnes families of Murrumburrah

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Harden Murrumburrah: Aboriginal heritage | Allsopp & Barnes Families  | Cinema / Picture Theatres | Council Chambers | Fossil animals | Flying into Harden 1914 | Historic Buildings | Hotels, Pubs & Inns | McMahon's Reef Goldfield | Platypus | Postal Services | Sheep | A series of family history recollections by Hazel M. Foley (b.1912) Hazel M. Foley, 1929 1. Introduction The following collection of reminiscences and images were provided by Roger Foley of Lismore, to the present compiler in June 2024. They primarily relate to the pioneering Allsopp and Barnes families of Murrumburrah, of whom Mr. Foley is related. Three reminiscences are by Hazel M. Foley, Roger's mother, and a brief one from Roger. Some of the individuals mentioned below include the following: Allsopp, Frederick - son of Thomas Allsopp (1844-1919). Allsopp, Harold - father of Hazel M. Foley. [Grandfather of Roger Foley] Allsopp, Jack - broth